Historically a merchant city, Osaka has also been known as the "nation's kitchen"(天下の台所,tenka no daidokoro) and served as a center for the rice trade during the Edo period.

History

Prehistory to the Kofun period

Some of the earliest signs of human habitation in the Osaka area at the Morinomiya ruins(森ノ宮遺跡,Morinomiya iseki) comprise shell mounds, sea oysters and buried human skeletons from the 5th–6th centuries BC. It is believed that what is today the Uehonmachi area consisted of a peninsular land with an inland sea in the east. During the Yayoi period, permanent habitation on the plains grew as rice farming became popular.

Osaka (album)

Some promotional copies of Osaka went out with the band's original name, The Brakes. Shortly after, they had to change their name because of a New York band called The Break.

The album includes one cover, "Hanging on the Telephone", which was originally performed by The Nerves, although a cover of it by Blondie was more popular. "The Good Life" is also the name of a Weezer song, so some fans may have expected it to be a cover, especially since bassistMikey Welsh was a member of Weezer prior to The Kickovers. Although not a member, Dave Aarnoff of The Shods performed bass on several tracks of the album.

Historically a merchant city, Osaka has also been known as the "nation's kitchen"(天下の台所,tenka no daidokoro) and served as a center for the rice trade during the Edo period.

History

Prehistory to the Kofun period

Some of the earliest signs of human habitation in the Osaka area at the Morinomiya ruins(森ノ宮遺跡,Morinomiya iseki) comprise shell mounds, sea oysters and buried human skeletons from the 5th–6th centuries BC. It is believed that what is today the Uehonmachi area consisted of a peninsular land with an inland sea in the east. During the Yayoi period, permanent habitation on the plains grew as rice farming became popular.

OSAKA--It surely ranks as one of the coziest and most stunning winter night views in all Japan... Kintetsu RealEstate Co., which operates the high-rise building, noted that more foreign tourists are visiting Osaka....

By Keisuke Uranishi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterYONAGO, Tottori — An increasing number of localities across Japan are developing facilities for luxurious camping — recently dubbed “glamping” (see below) — in an effort to reinvigorate their economy ... A real estate developer in OsakaPrefecture then refurbished the rest area into a glamping facility....

Police believe the group planned an elaborate scheme to assume the identity of the owner of a prime real estate plot in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. Osaka-based Sekisui HouseLtd ... the registration for the land in question from the then 72-year-old woman owner to a real estate company....

Some conglomerates such as HNAGroup Co Ltd and Dalian Wanda Group Co Ltd have recently sold foreign real estate to pay down debt. Anbang's Japanese real estate portfolio is scattered in major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, said the people, who spoke on the condition that they not be identified as the deal process was not yet public....

Japan's average land prices are up for the first time in 27 years ...Instead, they are seeking their own slice of Japan's real estate pie. In Osaka, a Chinese man bought a one-room condo, paying about US$53,000 in cash ... For regular people, Osaka is the most practical place to make an investment." ... Yet in others, they continued to fall ... ....

Osaka was born in Japan but left when she was three years old and raised in the United States... "For sure, we will have more athletes like her who are half-Japanese as athletes become more international," said Hiroshi Nakamura, a 65-year-old fan of Osaka, who works at a real estate asset management firm and plays tennis regularly....

Osaka was born in Japan but left when she was three years old and raised in the United States... "For sure, we will have more athletes like her who are half-Japanese as athletes become more international," said Hiroshi Nakamura, a 65-year-old fan of Osaka, who works at a real estate asset management firm and plays tennis regularly....

By Michiko Nakai / Yomiuri ShimbunStaff WriterOSAKA — An old shipbuilding district of Osaka has become a hotspot of sorts for a certain subculture known as “kabejo” — young women who love wall art ... Since 1989, most land in the Kitakagaya district has been owned and operated by Osaka-based ChishimaRealEstate Co....

...Hiroshi Nakamura, a 65-year-old fan of Osaka, who works at a real estate asset management firm and plays tennis regularly.Osaka is probably the most prominent mixed-race Japanese female athlete to enter the limelight and playing Williams, who is 16 years her senior, in the U.S....

Serena Williams vs NaomiOsaka on court for the finalUS Open 2018 ... Naomi Osaka’s road to final ... “For sure, we will have more athletes like her who are half-Japanese as athletes become more international,” said Hiroshi Nakamura, a 65-year-old fan of Osaka, who works at a real estate asset management firm and plays tennis regularly....

By Kentaro Tanaka / Yomiuri ShimbunStaff WriterOSAKA — They’re cheap, offer good food and drink, and are located close to train stations. All Osaka people know where to find this trifecta, in the Osaka Ekimae buildings Nos ... How is this possible? According to Shinjiro Sumida, 53, of real estate agent ToshoHouse in the Osaka Ekimae No....